Flights from Houston to Richmond

• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from IAH to RIC for ExpressJet Airlines is the EMB-145 built by Embraer with 50 seats.
• The shortest flight distance between Houston and Richmond is 1157 miles.
• ExpressJet Airlines offers the shortest flight times from Houston to Richmond.
• In 2009, there were 2 airline companies operating between Houston and Richmond.
• The newest aircraft servicing IAH to RIC in 2009 was Continental Airlines' B737-9 from Boeing. The B737-9 started flying in 2002.
• Flight #2000, operated by ExpressJet Airlines, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 9 minutes average delay between flights from Houston to Richmond.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Houston and Richmond from Continental Airlines is the B737-9 built by Boeing with 173 seats.
• 47,173 seats were available on flights from IAH to RIC in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 41,807 passengers flew on all flights from IAH to RIC that year.
• ExpressJet Airlines, Continental Airlines offer flights from Houston, TX to Richmond, VA.
• ExpressJet Airlines carried a total of 41,643 passengers from IAH to RIC in 2009.
• There were 41,807 passengers that flew from Houston to Richmond in 2009.
• Continental Airlines operated flights from IAH to RIC using one type of aircraft in 2009.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Houston, TX to Richmond, VA in 2009 was ExpressJet Airlines' EMB-145 from Embraer which started flying in 1996.
• The shortest flight between IAH and RIC takes about 143 minutes.
• The average flight time from Houston, TX to Richmond, VA takes about 143 minutes.
• ExpressJet Airlines operates the shortest flights from Houston to Richmond.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Houston to Richmond in 2009 was 88.74%.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)